Brush-holder.



FATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

A. G. HOWARD.

BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLIOATIGN FILED MAY 27.1907.

- references refer to similar transverse section through the brush-head.,k Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3-3, Fig. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4 4,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR G. HOWARD, OEGOWANDA, NEW YORK.

BRUSH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2e, 1908.

Application filed Mey 2'7, 1907. Serial No. 375,991,

T o all whom 'it may concern:

Be it kno'wn that I, ARTHUR G. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, and resident of vGrowanda, in the county of Oattaraugus and State of New York, have invented certain Anew and useful Improvements in Brush- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brush-holdersfor supporting` brushes, and the like; -it being particularly designed for painters use for supporting brushes on the edge of paint pails so that they cannot fall into the paint and so tion, the brush will at all times be in condition for use.

The primary obj ect of my invention is, the production of a brush having a support applied thereto and so arranged that when in a position of disuse, it is entirely within the rush-head and does not in the least inconvenience the user.

Other objects are, to so construct the brushand support that when the latter is in a position of disuse, it is` locked and the hook thereofcannot be swung out of the brushhead until an additional member of the device is actuated;- and to provide for the lockin of the supporting-hook when projected.

7Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of arts to be hereinafter described and particu arly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, similar numerals of eral gures.

Figure l is a perspective view of 'a pail, and a brush embodying my invention supported on the edge thereof. Fig, 2 is a 2. Fig. 2. 5 is a longitudinal section on line 5.-5, 2; the clutch members being parts in the sev' disengaged. Figs. 6 and 7, are perspective views oi the clutch members,

The reference numeral designates the brushehead, 9 the handle, and 10 the bristles of an ordinary paintbrush.

The brush-head is bored transversely, as at 11, and said'bore has enlargements 12 and 13 at its ends. A square spindle 14 is passedA through said bore and at one en d has a reduced portion l5 onto which a head or pushbutton 16 is secured. Said reduced portion projects beyond the outer face of said pushbutton and is upset to hold the latter securely thereon. Surrounding the spin dleis a spiral spring 17 bearing at one end against the inner end wall of the enlargement 12 o f said bore andat its other end against the inner face of the push-button, which latter is thereby held slightly projected beyond the edge of the brush-head.

In the enlargement 13 of the bore is a clutch having a iixed memberdb held in the inner end thereof and secured to tlrebnuslihead by means of brads 1811L or in any other approved manner, and a movable member' 19 which is secured to the adjacent endoftthe spindle. to provide a shoulder 20, and said movabie This end of the spindle is reduced' member has a square opening 21 in which aid reduced end fits; said member being held against said shoulder and secured by upsetting the end of the spindle, as at 22. The fixed member of the clutch has a central opening 23 of suflicient diameter to permit the spindle to rot-ate and slide freely therein and on its outer face it has a diametralrib or tooth 24, adapted to engage either of two diametral notches 25 arranged at right angles to each other on the inner face of the movable member 19.

'A supporting-hook 26 is provided at its inner end with a square opening through which spindle 14. is passed; said opening being ci a size to permit the spindle to move lengthwise therein, and when. rotated, to swing the sup- Orting hook through an are of a circle. The brushdiead has an elongated narrow pocket- 27 formed therein and disposed at a right anl gle to the bore 11, and in said pocket, the supporting hook is normally held so that when the several parts are in normal position of disuse, there are no projecting parts tointerfere with the free action of the user.

Then the supportin hook is swung into its receiving pocket, 1t is locked against movement, as is the spindle to Which. it is attached, by the clutch at one end of said spindie, the rib i the fired member being engaged with one of the diametral notches in the movable member of the clutch, and these parts are so retained by the action of the spiral spring 17 which acts to keep the mov l clutch from the fixed member and project said movable member beyond the edge of the brushhead, then upon graspin said movable member between the thum and index iinver of one hand and turning the same, the spindle is rotated and causes the hook to swing out into a position substantially at right-anUles to the face of the brush-head. Upon releasing the ush-button the movable member, throug i the action of the Spiral spring, again engages the fixed member, but when'the hook is in this position, the rib on the fixed member engages the notch in the movable member which is at right-angles to the one engaged when the hook is held within itsreceiving pocket. lt is apparent therefore, that the hook is locked in both. of its positions, and that the push-buttoninust be pressed to move the s indle lengthwise and the latter rotated be ore the hook can be moved from one position to the other.

in Fig. l, l have shownapail 28, with the edge of which the .hook may be engaged to support the brush. The latter is therefore supported so that the bristle only will be irnmersed in the paint thereby keeping the brush-head and handle clean at all times and maintaining the brush in a convenient and accessible position. This arrangement also provides for holdin the bristles of the brush out of: contact-With the bottom of the pail when immersed in turpentine or the like for y keeping the bristles soft, andv therefore the latter can always be kept straight and in condition for.l immediate use.

The advantage of this invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing description, and it will also be apparent that changes in instruction and form may be resorted to without sacrificing any of theadvantages or departing from the sco e of my invention. ilaving thus descri ed my invention,-

and having a square opening at one end throughwhich said spindle is passed, and vmeans to lock said spindle against rotation.

3. The combination of a brush' having a brush-head provided with a transverse bore enlarged at one end and a pocket arranged at right angles to said bore, a spindle rotatable and slidable in said-bore, a supporting-hook held normally in said pocket and belng secured to said spindle to permit the latter to move'lcngthwise independent of said hook and to cause the latter to rotate with said spindle, and a clutch within the enlarged end of said bore to lock the spindle against rotation.

4. The combination of a brush having its head provided with a transverse bore enlarged at one end, a square spindle rotatable and slidable on said bore, a clutch having a 'fixed member secured within the enlarged end of said bore and a movable member secured to the end of said spindle and adapted for engagement with said fixed member, and a supporting-hook having a square opening through Which said Spindle is passed.

5. The combination of a brush having its head provided with a transversebore and a pocket in one side at right angles to said bore, a square spindle rotatable in said bore, means to lock the spindle against rotation, and a supporting-hook held normally in said pocket and having a square opening through which said spindle is passed.

6. The combination of a brush having its head provided with a transverse bore enlarged at one end and a pocket in one side thereof, a spindle rotatable and slidable in said bore, a ush button secured to one end of said spin le, a spiral spring surrounding said spindle and bearing at its ends a ainst said push-button and the end Wall of the enlargement of said bore, a clutch at the oppoenlarged at opposite ends and a pocket 'arranged at right angles to said bore, a square spindle rotatable and slidable insaid bore and having its ends reduced, a push-button secured to one end of said spindle, a clutch member secured' to theopposite end of said spindle having two diametra'l notches, a second clutch member fixed in the inner end of the enlargement of the bore and havin a diametral rib adapted to enter either of the notches of the tiret-mentioned clutch member, a s iral spring surroundin said spindle bearing With opposite ends against said pushbutton and the end wall o said last-menvWithin t e other enlargement o the bore and tione'd enlar ement, andka, supporting-hook |'si'gnaturein the'presence of tWo subscribing y"held Vxnnal yd vlithin the pocket in'A said 1 witnesses. v brush# enA an swing a, s uare opening at E its inner end through` whc said spindle is v ARTHUR G' HOWARD' 5 lfee to s1ide said hoklbeing projected on Witnesses;

rotation of said spindle; v f v FRANKLIN J. HERDEG,

In testimony Whereofrrl have axed my 'l F. E. BAR: 

